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patrol where i teach others to protect their medicare numbers, review statements to spot false charges, and report fraud. . we'll show you the damage left over from a second night of rowdy protests in san francisco. >> plus, the attempted kidnapping at an elementary school that has a peninsula community on high alert this morning. >> and a wrong-way collision on an east bay freeway. what led up to the overnight crash. . good morning.
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welcome to mornings on 2. it's saturday, september 22nd. i'm allie rasmus. >> and mike and claudine are off today. let's check the forecast with rosemary. >> good morning. we are into the final hour of summer 2012. it's a good looking start out there. clouds right at the coastline, but most of us waking up mostly sunny, chilly start for some. you know who you are over parts of north bay valley, locations slipping back into the 40s once again this morning. slightly warmer for your afternoon, the second half of your weekend, a slight cooldown in store. i'll detail this for you, coming up. for the second night in a row, protesters marched through san francisco's mission district and vandalized numerous buildings, including a police station. we are live at the mission with more on what sparked the behavior. christian? >> reporter: john, a lot of the damage has been cleaned up in the areas of 16th, 17th and 18th streets and mission and valencia, where we are right now. take a look to the left. you can see the windows at live
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well fitness center have not been boarded up. you can see damage left over of a second night of rowdy street protests. san francisco police were out in force last night, trying to rein in the protesters for a second night. demonstrators marched through the streets to the mission police station, throwing paint on the door and a hammer at the officers. one officer received minor injury from the hammer. the protesters damaged two nearby banks, bashing in windows, spraying graffiti, slashing tires of vehicles parked along mission and valencia. last night's demonstration followed thursday night's protests, where one man is recovering in san francisco general hospital. coming back to the live shot, we'll give you a sense of where we are. this is the gym i showed you moment ago. it is across the street and just about half block away from where that officer was injured. that over there is the mission police station. at this point in time, there's no word of any arrests made in
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connection with last night's protests. live in san francisco, channel 2news. san francisco police arrested one man, still searching for a second in connection with a recent homicide. officers are looking for this man, 20-year-old dillon lamolly. a $5 million murder warrant has been issued. police say the suspect should be considered armed and dangerous. they say he is the second suspect in last sunday's fatal shooting at 25th and treat avenue in the mission district. 18-year-old adrian landers was arrested on thursday. two men are accused of killing a 20-year-old man. in overnight news, two people hurt by stray gunfire during a shootout in oakland overnight. police responded to a report of shots fired at 84th avenue and dowelling street around 11:30 last night. they found cars with windows shot out and two people who had been hit by gunfire in a nearby apartment complex. the victims' injured are not considered life threatening.
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police are still looking for the gunman. new this morning, authorities are looking for a driver who went the wrong way on an east bay freeway after a chase. the pursuit began around 2:00 this morning when an officer tried to make a traffic stop on 880 and the driver took off. the chp called off the pursuit after the driver exited the san leandro, then got back on the freeway going the wrong way. the suspect then collided with another vehicle and ran from the scene. the car had minor injuries. two passengers in the car the suspect hit were also injured. investigators believe excessive speed sent a vehicle flying into the front yard of a home in antioch. it happened around 2:00 this morning at a house on delta fair boulevard and kendra street. a driver and two passengers were rushed to john muhr medical center. one person was reportedly air lifted in critical condition. a fourth person in the car ran away. no one in the home was hurt. this morning, san mateo
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police are watching for suspicious behavior after an attempted child abduction near parkside elementary school yesterday. the 9-year-old girl was able to get away safely. the suspect is described as a white man in his twenties or thirties with freckles and facial hair. police are looking into whether the incident is connected to a suspicious person who had to be escorted off the campus at horrall elementary. anyone with information about the incident is asked to call the san mateo police department. former chp officer based out of truckie has been arrested. robert holland was taken into custody tuesday afternoon after officers served a search warrant at his home. holland was a 15-year veteran of the force, who left his position the day after his arrest. it is not clear whether he resigned or was fired. . in election news, republican presidential nominee mitt romney is heading from the bay area to
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san diego today. last night, he arrived at sfo for a fund-raiser at a private estate in strawberry hill in hillsboro. about 400 people paid between 1000 and $50,000 to attend. donors included hewlett-packard ceo meg whitman and brent jones and his wife. guests told us they think romney's business background is needed in the white house. >> i think he's the perfect guy for our country. we've had a politician in there for many, many years. now it's time to get a businessman in there. >> i've talked to many people that voted for president obama last time around and there are many that are not going to this time. >> not everyone welcomed romney last night. his motorcade passed by a couple dozen protesters holding signs supporting president obama and accusing romney of helping the rich. and yesterday, romney released his 2011 tax returns. he and his wife reported more than $13.5 million in income. they paid 1.9 million in taxes,
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for an effective tax rate of 14%. due to most of their earnings coming from capital gains. romney also issued a health report, which states his heart appears to be healthy. he takes baby aspirin and medicine to treat high cholesterol and he is also 6' 1 1/2 and weighs 184 pounds. ann romney is taking a planned break from campaigning this weekend. the campaign says it has nothing to do with her plane making an emergency landing yesterday in denver. an electrical fire in the plane caused minor damage. she has an appearance on the tonight show with jay leno on tuesday. president obama is accusing republicans of leaving washington with a slate of unfinished business. coming up in about 8 minutes, the number of days the house was in session this summer. for the second weekend in a row, one of the main runways at san francisco airport is closed. it shut down so crews can install new runway lights and
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make other safety improvements. the work will continue through 8:00 a.m. on monday. travelers are being warned about delays of up to an hour. there will be another round of closures next weekend. a fast-moving wildfire is threatening more than two dozen homes in northern nevada. the cotter springs fire burning along u.s. highway 395 is just 5% contained, but firefighters say winds are pushing the flames to the east, making it less likely the fire will jump the highway and burn homes. one firefighter has been injured. people forced to evacuate a wildfire in chasic county are being allowed to return to their homes this morning. the fire started yesterday afternoon on i-5, about 26 miles north of redding and has burned about 230 acres. it is expected to be fully contained sometime tomorrow. now for a check on the weekend weather, meteorologist rosemary orozco? >> warmer today, and coincidentally, it is the start of fall. 7:49, the official start of the fall season. it's going to be a beautiful
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day, very mild, warm, comfortable, mostly sunny skies. giving you a live look, the sun is now up. during the equinox, we typically see about 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of night. sun's been up for a few minutes now and will set about 7:06. 43 degrees right now in santa rosa, a cool one. 54 in fairfield, low 50s concord, upper 50s in antioch, 54 livermore and 50s around the bay. we do have fog and clouds along the coastline. half moon bay, chilly start this morning. low to mid-40s at the airport reported in half moon bay. pacific satellite view here, we continue with the pattern, a trough right off the coast here. that will eventually slide across our area for sunday. that's what will bring us the modest cooldown in time for the second half of your weekend. for today, ridge of high pressure has been to the east of us will remain in place and in control. you see just a few clouds passing over southern california. we saw those pass overhead yesterday. you may have noticed. for today, we're looking at more
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sunshine and temperatures slightly warmer. in a nutshell, that's what we're looking at. so the morning will be a cool one, but the sun is now up. we'll begin to see that rebound. patchy fog along the coastline will begin to burn off. we'll see partly cloudy skies for the second half of the day. let me show you the time stamp, reading about 7:00 a.m., a few low clouds even crossing over the bay. by 9:00, 10:00, it's burned off and into the afternoon, partly cloudy skies, mostly clear skies expected along the coastline as well. afternoon highs for today, 84 expected in santa rosa, 79 san rafael. into the east bay, 74 for oakland, 85 walnut creek, 88 in livermore. south bay, 81 for you, san jose, 87 morgan hill, 80 degrees sunnyvale. along the peninsula, 74 san mateo, 67 in the city. low to mid-60s pacifica into half moon bay. extended forecast, cooldown for tomorrow, then temperatures rebound a bit on monday. but you can see all in all, only subtle changes in the forecast through about midweek wednesday. i'll have a look at your
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. good morning to you. a beautiful shot there, start of the morning from san rafael. mostly clear skies around the bay, 50 degrees right now outside in san rafael. a $10,000 reward is being offered for information on the brazen killing of a man in oakland. it happened just before 7:00 last night. police say the 34-year-old man was shot inside a home on
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commerce way near santa anita park. we've been told the gunman walked out of the house, got into a ford econoline van and drove away. he's described as african american, 6 feet tall with dread locks and goatee. three colorado movie-goers injured during gunfire at a midnight showing of the dark rises have filed lawsuits, claiming the theater failed to provide adequate security. 24-year-old james holmes faces multiple charges of murder and attempted murder in that case. the owner of the theater where the shooting happened says it will likely reopen early next year. the announcement comes after aurora mayor stephen hogan wrote the ceo of cinemark, saying the community wanted the theater to reopen. >> when something bad happens, you try to make a positive out of it. i think it is a good idea to, you know, have it reopen. >> hogan has also suggested putting up a memorial inside
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that theater. a wal-mart security guard was killed in a shooting at a miami area store. the discount chain says the man who was trying to steal undershirts in march gate, florida shot and killed the guard last night. police found the gunman a short time later. he was also found dead from gunshot wound. officers say it appears the man shot himself after running away from the scene. american airlines is apologizing to some of its customers for an increase in delayed and canceled flights. the airline sent e-mails to members of its loyalty program last night, apologizing for the trend. american says the increase in delays is because of a surge in maintenance requests. the company says if flights are delayed more than one hour, it will put you on another flight, another airline, or give you a refund. as of yesterday, american airlines had canceled 310 flights this week alone. new this morning, president obama is taking aim at congress. >> members of the house of representatives banged the gavel, turned out the lights and rushed home, declaring their work finished for now.
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if that frustrates you, it should, because their work isn't finished. >> in his weekly address, he criticized republicans for dragging their feet, leaving washington without passing bills to create jobs or protect farmers. house minority leader nancy pelosi says congress was in session only eight days this summer. early this morning, the senate did approve a six-month stop gap spending bill to keep federal agencies running past the november 6th election. the senate also approved a resolution reaffirming the u.s. position against iran's development of nuclear weapons. however, the nonbinding measure does not mean lawmakers have authorized the use of military force or declared war. senators want president obama to continue pressuring tehran with economic sanctions. so far, iran has refused to curb iranian enrichment or to close an underground facility where high grade uranium is stormed. unemployment rates fell across the bay area and in california in august. unemployment in marin county dropped to 6.3%, down from 6.7%
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in july. in solano county, the rate dropped to 10%. san francisco's unemployment fell to 7.4%. and statewide, california's unemployment rate dropped to 10.6%. holiday hiring is in full swing. wal-mart plans to hire 50,000 people at stores nationwide to accommodate the holiday shopping rush. the retail chain says it will also give current employees the chance to work extra hours this season. other companies are also adding more workers over the next couple of months. kohl's plans to hire 10% more workers, while target says it's going to hire about 90,000 seasonal workers nationwide. 660 nurses at the santa rosa memorial hospital could soon go on strike. they decided to vote on whether to stage a three-day walkout beginning november 2. a labor dispute has been revolved between a couple of local museums and union workers. the workers have held a series
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of demonstrations recently. the contract ended in july. police arrested eight workers earlier this month for blocking entrance to the museum. management says the new agreement, employees will pay part of their healthcare costs, but will also receive a pay raise. apple's new iphone 5 is getting criticism from consumers. the device went on sale yesterday. it has a new mapping, directions and navigations app that replaces the long-time google map system. some iphone users have discovered that some locations in that new mapping system aren't accurate. analysts say consumers will have to give apple time to work out the kinks. >> the map data isn't as good. and i know apple's working really hard on it, but google has had several years of a head start on apple. >> another problem is the new data port and charger cord. it won't work with the old connector system, but some apple fans say they like the iphone 5's faster speed and lighter weight. 10million devices could be sold worldwide this weekend. we could soon learn more about that huge chevron refinery
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fire in richmond last month. a community meeting is scheduled for monday night. the fire shut down accrued unit and sent more than 15,000 people to the hospital. representatives from several government agencies are expected to be on hand to answer questions. the meeting is set for 5:15 p.m. at the richmond memorial auditorium. here's a heads-up for drivers in petaluma. south point boulevard will close at 9:00 tonight near the railroad crossing for improvement work. crews will be upgrading the crossing and laying down new track. the roadway is set to be reopened at 7:00 p.m. tomorrow. we've all heard the stories about distracted driving among teens, but a new study finds some parents may be influencing their kids behind the wheel in a bad way. the study shows teens who engage in dangerous driving most likely got their bad habits from mom or dad. driving safety experts say even occasionally answering the phone during a drive could influence your teen to do the same. nine out of 10 teens admit to talking on their cell phones while driving. in new jersey, drivers won't be cracking a smile any time
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soon at the dmv. the new jersey motor vehicle commission says drivers are no longer allowed to smile in their driver's license photos. the change comes because smiling confuses the state's new facial recognition software. >> you're not smiling! >> i'm not smiling! they didn't let me smile. >> now, some people in new jersey have questioned why drivers are allowed to smile in nearby pennsylvania, even though pennsylvania uses the same facial recognition software. the west nile virus continues to spread. the unusual part of the bay area where it was recently found. >> and a large piece of debris found from the jab niece tsunami. where it turned up and how it's connected to another big discovery in oregon a few months ago. >> above normal temperatures are in the forecast for the first day of fall. i'll have what you can expect for your neighborhood, coming up.
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lots near the mexican border. the lots are becoming illegal dumping grounds and being occupied by squatters. officials have begun contacting lot owners, saying they are reliable for any debris. >> where you have either undocumented aliens coming across the border or you have people coming back here for illegal drug activity, you know, you name it, it can happen back here. >> the city is also hosting a cleanup day to try to clear all that trash. a huge dock believed to be ripped away by the japanese tsunami last year was found floating off the shore of hawaii. a pair of fishermen made the discovery about 30 miles north of hannah in maui earlier this week. scientists believe it may be one of four missing docks that broke loose during the tsunami. a dock with similar markings washed up on the oregon coast back in june. and people plan to zumba in vallejo tomorrow to raise money for victims of last month's deadly flooding in the philippines. organizers hope to raise at least $2000 to help with relief efforts after a tropical storm
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last month. eight people were killed in that storm. if you would like to help, tickets are $10 for the event. it's happening on georgia street in vallejo tomorrow. >> sure is nice that we don't get tropical storms like that. rosemary, a nice weekend ahead? >> a gorgeous start to the fall season, right? we've got just a few more minutes. nice day to maybe get out for a run, a jog, even a walk. it's a cool start, even crisp along the valley floor over parts of the north bay once again. upper 40s, near 50 degrees outside your door, santa rosa, mill valley, cool start as well. most of us around the bay, mid-50s and a few upper 50s as you get closer to antioch. by noon time, it's going to feel pretty good out there. 50s and 60s along the coastline with partly cloudy skies, mostly clear elsewhere. widespread 60s and 70s from the bay inland. upper 70s near livermore. upper 80s to end your day in livermore. 88 for fairfield today. 83 in napa, 83 santa rosa. 67 in the city of san francisco.
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mid to upper 80s as you slide south into morgan hill. slightly warmer than yesterday. still feeling pretty good. a few degrees above the seasonal average, so the first day of fall, going to feel like summer, never really ended. giving you a look at the giants game forecast for you, if you're headed out to watch them play, 6:05 is game time, 60 degrees, west wind to about 10 miles per hour will be cooling off into the evening hours, into the upper 50s. extended forecast, tomorrow slightly cooler, but we don't budge a whole lot. mid to upper 80s in the forecast for the warmer spots as we get into the first half of the work week. 60s remaining at the coast. back to you. this morning, there's a warning about the west nile virus for people in san francisco. health officials say a dead bird infected with the virus was recently discovered near city college. people who live in the city are at higher risk for west nile during the summer, when the mosquitoes are at their peak.
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city residents are urged to remove standing water containers where mosquitoes breed. endeavour may be back on the ground, but its journey is not over yet. you're looking at a live picture from lax. what's next for the retired space shuttle. >> and the damage left behind following another violent night of protests in san francisco.
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. more damage in the mission district this morning, as angry protesters take to the streets for the second night in a row. good morning. welcome back to mornings on 22. i'm john sasaki. >> and i'm allie rasmus. mike and claudine are off today. demonstrators say they wanted justice. christian captain is live in san francisco, where some of the damage is still visible this morning. >> reporter: allie, let's get to it and show you the damage. you can see this window here, batched in in three spots here. then there's one spot behind this sign right here at the live fit wellness club this is the wells fargo at the intersection of 16 sth street in mission. the windows there boarded up and there's still paint covering the roll-up doors to the atm's there. san francisco police were out in
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force last night, trying to rein in protesters for a second night. demonstrate straight tores gathered last night at 8:00, then marched to the streets to the mission district, heading for the mission police station, where they threw paint at the door and a hammer at the officers. now, one officer received a minor injury from that hammer. protesters damaged two nearby banks, bashing in windows and spraying gras graffiti. the group slashed tires of vehicles parked on mission and valencia. last night's protest followed thursday night's protest over a police shooting of a man who say was armed with a tec-9 handgun. the man is recovering at san francisco general hospital. coming back to the scene live, this is the mission police station. the gym that we showed you earlier is right across the street and just about half block away from the police station. now, we are waiting to get some word from the police about any
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arrests made in association with last night's second night of protests in the mission district. for now, live in san francisco, christian kafton, ktvu channel 2news. all lanes of highway 9 are back open this morning after a crash that sent a cliff down the cliff in santa clara county, just after 101:15 last night. it went 70 feet down the cliff before stopping. an area ambulance took the driver to stanford hospital. the driver's condition was not released. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. a retired san francisco firefighter who disappeared last week while on a cross-country train trip has been found dead. 69-year-old charlie dowd of san mateo was on his way to emeryville to canada to visit his son. investigators say he may have become disoriented and fallen off the train. a railroad worker found dowd's body in nebraska yesterday. a hiking accident in utah claimed the life of a 74-year-old man from movado. the man was hiking with his
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61-year-old wife in zion national park on tuesday. his ankle somehow got trapped in ropes as he was rappeling down. the couple had just received instruction on how to rappel the day before. five members of a south bay family pleaded not guilty on charges they abused more than a dozen people at an unlicensed home care facility. 13 mentally disabled adults were malnourished, beaten and forbidden to use toilet paper. the family ran the home and kept more than 40 dogs on the property as well. they have also been charged with animal abuse. >> does he believe he's not guilty? does he claim he wasn't taking care of those people? >> the reason the plea was entered was in order to proceed to the next step and that's prison. >> the family members are scheduled to appear in court again at the end of the month for preliminary hearing. homeless people have taken over the main occupying
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encampment in san francisco. the chronicle reports the camp outside the federal reserve building has been deteriorating for months. even organizers of the occupy movement are considering a change and moving to a different location. at its height there, were dozens of people camping at the site who said they were there to spread the message of economic equality. now, of the 20 or so people still there, only about four identify themselves with the occupy movement. according to the chronicle, the other 15 people at that camp site are homeless people looking for a warm place to sleep. new this morning, hundreds of protesters angry over the killing of the u.s. ambassador to libya stormed the compound of the islamic militia suspected in the attack. protesters set fire to the building in benghazi. no one was killed in that protest. frustration has been growing in libya over armed militias known for their attacks on muslims who do not share their ideology. at least 19 people have been killed in pakistan over the antiislammic film that led to the killing of the u.s.
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ambassador. armed demonstrators and a crowd of 15,000 burned two movie theaters and a bank and fired on officers. ads are shown showing president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton denouncing that film. protests are planned across the world today against a controversial drilling process known as fracking. in fracking, water is pumped deep into the ground to crack rocks that contain natural gas. fracking proponents say it increases natural gas production and lowers prices for consumers. opponents say the process contaminates water supplies and destroys the environment. more than 100 cities across the globe are taking part in this protest, including paris, madrid and new york. local environmentalists will hold what they call a don't frack our bay rally today. they will meet at crissey field at 10:00 this morning. the group claims fracking operations in the sacramento valley and delta are threatening the water quality in san francisco bay. endeavour is a solo act this morning, with a lift from a
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boeing 747, the space shuttle yesterday gave people across the bay area and california images they will not soon forget. we've been told the crews have removed endeavour from atop the jumbo jet. this is a live picture of endeavour at lax. the separation process happened much quicker than originally planned. it was expected to be finished by late this morning. endeavour will be taken to an airport hangar before rolling out to its permanent home at the california science center next month. thousands of people across the bay area took up prime spots to watch endeavour's final journey in the air. there were breathtaking images of endeavour soaring above the golden gate bridge and all over the bay area. the historic flight drew applause and appreciation, a great sense of pride at the nasa aims center in mountain view who worked on the space shuttle. >> flying over the research center to pay tribute to the research center -- choking me up. >> researchers at nasa aims worked on projects including
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endeavour's heat shields, pilot training and wind tunnel tests. endeavour's victory lap across the state had some californians thinking about the possibility of traveling in space. coming up in 9 minutes, the boost california is giving to the state's space travel industry. and we posted photos taken by ktvu viewers of the fly-over. check our weekend for more. three people in custody this morning, accused of a string of burglaries on the peninsula. some attentive neighbors reported yesterday seeing the suspects appearing to case the homes on the 300 block of chesterton avenue in belmont. police tracked down the suspects and arrested them. they are identified as 27-year-old everhart and two male teenagers, ages 15 and 16. investigators say they have connected the trio to at least one burglary in belmont two, in san mateo and at least three in unincorporated san mateo county. this morning, police are looking for the thieves who stole the wiring that powers the lights and scoreboard at a football field for hayward high school. officials say the hayward football team plays all its home
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games at sunset football field because it is the only field in the city with lights. the lighting allows the team to sell snacks and drinks, which funds junior varsity sports programs. the financial loss could mean that one of the junior varsity teams will be cut. the san francisco giants have a chance to clinch the national league west title tonight. it is creating an exciting atmosphere at at&t park. >> go giants! >> yeah! >> it was a packed house last night on the giants' last friday home game of the regular season. pablo sandoval homered for the fourth time in three games and the giants beat the padres 5-1. fans are hoping for another year like 2010. >> two years ago, i was so shocked and surprised, i couldn't believe it. >> and now? >> now! we're on our way! >> the giants' magic number is two in order to clinch the division tonight. the giants need to win and need the dodgers to lose. the oakland a's are one game back in the american league wild card race after an extra inning
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loss to the new york yankees. shawn do little gave up a homerun in the 10th inning. the a's are still 3 1/2 games in front of the angels for the second american league wild card spot. and let's take another look at your weekend weather forecast. rosemary orozco joins us. no fog in oakland this morning, a nice change. >> you're right. we have a north flow that has disrupted the marine layer a few clouds along the coastline. most of us, mostly clear. a few high clouds streaming in as welcoming off the pacific. all in all, a good-looking start to the morning. we are now into the final minutes of summer 2012. the official start of fall, 7:49 this morning, a beautiful start, you can see there, the bay bridge, into the city, and that backdrop there, a little bit of gray. we do have a few low clouds hanging off the coastline. 52 in san francisco right now, 54 in oakland, low 50s concord, upper 50s antioch. this is the cool spot once again, santa rosa and napa. lot like yesterday, within a few degrees. most of us waking up within a
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few degrees. some of us slightly cooler, some of us slightly warmer. all in all, just a cool, quiet start to the day. your satellite and radar, we do have a band of clouds you can see moving over central portions of california, southern california. we are mostly clear. we've got a trough to our northwest. we've got high pressure to the east. for today, high pressure will reign, bringing us the continued warm. along the coast, 60s and 70s near santa cruz. 70s to 80s inland. by tomorrow, this low pressure slides across oregon and northern california. that's going to bring us a slight cooldown for the second half of your weekend. afternoon highs expected for today, 84 in santa rosa, 82 for movado, 79 san rafael. 70 in sausalito. a gorgeous day by the water there. it's going to be nice. for the east bayshore line as well. in alameda today, 73. 85 in walnut creek, for walnut fest going on there today.
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88 for pleasanton. 89 in brentwood. still feeling a whole lot like summer in some of our valley spots. 81 for morgan hill. in and around saratoga for the afternoon, 84. 76 at the boardwalk in santa cruz. along the peninsula, 78 for redwood city, 74 san mateo, 67 in san francisco. low to mid-60s pacifica and half moon bay. partly cloudy skies along the coast for the second half of the afternoon. the extended forecast, slight cooldown we talked about a moment ago there on your screen for sunday. mid-80s for warmer spots. low 60s remaining along the coast. monday into tuesday, slight rebound on monday. then we cool back on tuesday, only subtle changes as we start the work week. in just a few minutes, i'll bring you a look at what you can expect for the sierra and into tahoe, if you're headed there for the weekend. a man is mauled by a tiger in a new york zoo. it happened inside the animal's enclosure. how the victim got there. >> but first, let's check on your traffic. here's a live look at the 80
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demontors. good morning to you. a bird's eye view over the lafayette area this morning. mid to upper 50s outside your door. a crewmember on the los angeles set of a new disney movie has died. the 48-year-old man reportedly suffered a heart attack while preparing a tank for an underwater shooting scene in the remake of the lone ranger. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. the accident did not take place while cameras were rolling. tiger at the bronx zoo could be back in its exhibit as early
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as today after mauling a man. the 25-year-old man deliberately jumped 17 feet into the exhibit from an elevated monorail yesterday. the 11-year-old siberian tiger bit the man several times. emergency personnel used a fire extinguisher to get the animal away from him. officials are still trying to figure out why the man jumped. he is listed in critical condition. knots berry farm is shutting down all six of its wind seeker ride. on wednesday, 20 people were stranded on the ride. they were left dangling 300 feet in the air for four hours, until they were finally lowered down. the company is now doing an internal review of why the ride shut down. witnesses rush to help a security guard who was shot by a man trying to rob a jewelry store. >> back up! back up! >> back up! back up! back up further! >> it happened in the middle of the day across from the courthouse in downtown seattle. a seattle photo journalist happened to be at the courthouse covering another story and captured the chaos following the
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shooting. bystanders helped hold the suspect down after the guard knocked him to the ground and even stood on his gun until police arrived. >> i heard three shots, pow, pow, pow! so i was right there and i ran, came down here and i saw the scuffle and he was sitting there, like i'm shot, i'm shot! so i jumped the dude after, jumped and put my leg in his neck. the gun was right there. he had a rubber mask. oh, man, this is crazy. i thought it was a movie. >> the security officer was taken to the hospital to be treated for a gunshot wound to the hand. endeavour's flyover across california is stirring excitement over space travel. governor jerry brown has announced he's signed legislation helping out the private space travel industry. private companies cannot be held responsible for deaths or injuries to customers due to the inherent risk. it's a big weekend for the obama campaign in the bay area.
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staffers have opened new offices in oakland and san francisco. mayor ed lee helped kickoff the organize for america office on san francisco's market street. volunteers wasted no time in getting to work. they started making phone calls to swing states even before the office officially opened yesterday afternoon. less than two months away from the november election and according to the secretary of state's office, more than 17 million californians are registered to vote. out of those, more than one in five have not chosen a party preference. republican registrations continue to decline across the state, with about 30% of voters. if you still haven't registered, you have until october 22nd to do so. state launched its first online voter registration program earlier this week. palo alto voters may soon have their say on a project that would turn the area near the university avenue cal trans station into an arts and innovation district. the mercury news says voters could be asked to weigh in on the project as soon as next march. the plans call for office buildings, performing arts center and underground garage and relocating the intermodal transit center. the project would also improve
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bike and walking paths between the city and stanford university. some people who live in supportive housing in san francisco are celebrating, after completing a controversial rehabilitation program. yesterday was graduation day for a program called wonderful opportunities for occupants and fidos. the seven-week long program paid people $50 to $75 a week to train special needs dogs for adoption. >> she's not afraid of people no more. she was afraid of crowds and now she is walking really proud. she's came a long way. [ applause ] >> two of the foster parents say they plan to adopt the dogs they trained. the pilot program has used all of a $10,000 private grant and organizers hope to find more funding to continue the program. san francisco city college is celebrating the opening of its new chinatown north beach campus. n]♪ >> san francisco mayor ed lee says he understands the new campus is opening at a time when
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the city college system is under extreme financial pressure. san francisco city college is in danger of losing its accreditation due to allegations of financial mismanagement. >> that's why i want to announce tonight that i will personally be endorsing proposition a for city college of san francisco, making sure we work together to get the resources necessary to keep our city college successful. >> that chinatown north beach campus can serve more than 7500 students. the -- offer free practice tests for the sat's, giving students the opportunity to figure out strengths and weaknesses before taking the actual test. it's being offered next month, but spaces are limited. to enroll, contact the napa county library. students out of wisconsin high school are boycotting school lunches over a new federal requirement, forcing school districts to limit
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calories. officials at the district say they were forced to raise the prices by 10-cents and keep calories down. but officials say it was the size of the garlic bread that really upset some students. >> the portion of garlic bread was cut in half, or a little less than half. and that's such a popular item. that was very noticeable. i think it kind of pushed some of the kids over the edge. >> officials say athletes are particularly annoyed by the new regulations because they are used to large lunches. a new set of studies shows links between sugary drinks and obesity. the study is reflected in the new england journal of medicine. one study shows getting rid of the drinks from a child's diet can slow weight gain, also reduces the chance of normal weight children becoming obese. drinking beverages like sodas and blended coffees can flip on the genetic switch that tilt our bodies toward becoming overweight. some coach store customers may have a pretty big discount to look forward to. coach has reached a settlement
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on a class action lawsuit over the company's policy of requesting addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses of customers. people who made a purchase at a coach store between february 15th of 2010, february 29th of this year are eligible for a 30% off coupon. the purchases must have been made with credit card or debit card and coach must have the customer's e-mail or mailing address. general motors is recalling nearly 500,000 chevrolet, pontiac and saturn cars over problem with transmission cables that could cause the car to roll away. it affects 2007 to 2010 chevy malibus, pontiac g6's and saturn aura. dealers will replace cables for free. so far, four accidents have been reported, but no one has been hurt. an ncaa probe. the reason st. mary's basketball team is now under investigation. >> and the big event in the east bay. where you can sample delicious and healthy food for under $5. >> a warmup is in store for the first day of fall. i'll have what you can expect for your neighborhood, coming up.
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. is there are no immediate reports of damage after a 5.2 magnitude earthquake shook mexico this morning, 210 miles south of mexico city. the quake did cause buildings to sway in the capital city, but no significant damage has been reported. the ncaa is investigating st. mary's college over possible recruiting violations in the men's basketball program. school spokesman tells us the school and the ncaa have been working cooperatively on a matter related to the men's basketball program. sources tell us the matter may involve the school's recruitment of overseas players. the ncaa has not commented. the california international air show takes flight this weekend in salinas. the show kicks off at 11:00 this morning at the salinas airport. allegiant airline tickets will be dropped from a light sport aircraft. besides seeing amazing acrobatics, acts performed by pilots, money raised from the
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show will benefit local charities. tomorrow, the city of berkeley will officially recognize bisexual pride day. it was approved by the city council on tuesday. supporters say september 23rd has been celebrated by the bisexual community since 1999, but is largely unrecognized by main stream society. city councilman who proposed the day says it will most likely be marked with a barbecue or brunch. but the city hopes to organize a committee to plan future celebrations. 150,000 people are expected to pack oakland's jack landon square this weekend for the eat real festival. the festival celebrates fresh food main that sustainable, local ingredients. nothing sells for more than $5 a plate, to show that healthy organic food doesn't have to be expensive. attendees can also attend demonstrations on how to make cheese and raise their own chickens. >> our motto for these and all of our goods is that there's a party in our pantry. >> proceeds from the festival benefit the nonprofit food craft institute, which teaches entreprenauers how to start a business with their culinary skills.
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a new law will make it easier for food producers to make goods at home and then sell them directly to consumers. the home made food act signed by governor jerry brown will allow home made food producers to opt out of using expensive commercial kitchens to prepare their food. producers will still be required to take a food processing class, label their food, and undergo inspections from the health department. the new law does not apply to foods that contain meat or cream. television's biggest stars are getting ready for the emmy awards tomorrow night. last night, the academy of television arts and sciences held its annual friday before the emmys cocktail reception. the 64th annual prime time emmy awards will be handed out in los angeles tomorrow night. tensions between marcus allen and the oakland raiders could be coming to an end. allen is expected to light the ceremonial flame to honor al davis before the raiders play against pittsburgh steelers tomorrow. allen and davis had been at odds for many years after the star runningback tried to renegotiate
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his contract before the 1988 season. raiders at home tomorrow, looks like a nice day for football? >> it's going to be a great day to head outdoors, maybe watch the game or pull the tv out to your back patio. going to be a gait day. numbers are going to be slightly cooler tomorrow than what we're seeing outside our door for today. today, temperatures will warm above what we saw for yesterday. if you are headed to tahoe for the weekend, it's a good looking forecast for you there as well. mostly sunny skies, 70s in the forecast. today, the warmer day. tomorrow afternoon, the wind gusts are expected to kick up to about 30 miles per hour. low 40s in the overnight hours. and some of us here at home, waking up in the low to mid-40s as well. along the valley floor over parts of the north bay, low to mid-40s still. so mostly clear, calm and cool in many spots. along the bay and inland, we are dealing with low to mid-50s. so still feeling pretty good out there. for the afternoon, a nice, warm day. a few degrees above yesterday's
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highs. 84 for santa rosa. 82 movado. 72 in berkeley. mid to upper 80s as you go inland over the areas of antioch, brentwood, 89. 74 in hayward. 74 in oakland. 67 in san francisco for the afternoon, as we slide south, numbers looking good in mountain view for today. 77. 77 in fremont. 81 for san jose. 87 morgan hill. 76 in santa cruz. got to love santa cruz. the boardwalk will be a great place to hang out for today. extended forecast, not a whole lot of change. you can see there, we are slightly cooler on sunday, slightly warmer on monday. cool it back down a tad on tuesday. and temperatures sitting in the mid-80s for midweek wednesday, for the warmer spots, low to mid-60s in the forecast, a great looking forecast. back to you. it was supposed to be a small celebration. how a party invitation brought thousands of people to a small dutch town, sparking a riot. >> and a shootout in oakland overnight. two innocent people are hit by stray gunfire.
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. several san francisco business owners will be cleaning up this morning after damage done in a second straight night of protests and vandalism in the mission district. >> and three people are hurt after an overnight crash in antioch. how investigators believe this car ended up in someone's front yard. >> and a warning for parents and
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children in san mateo county after an attempted kidnapping and a suspicious incident that could be related. . good morning. welcome to mornings on 2. it's saturday, september 22nd. i'm allie rasmus. >> and i'm john sasaki. mike and claudine are off today. let's start off with a quick check of the weather with rosemary. >> it's a forecast hard to explain about for your saturday. we are cool in some spots this morning. clouds at the coast. most of us waking up mostly clear. slightly warmer for your afternoon today, slightly cooler for tomorrow. i'll show you all this, coming up in a few moments. we begin with two overnight injury crashes in the east bay. investigators believe excessive speed spent a vehicle flying into the front yard of a home in antioch. it happened around 2:00 this morning at a house on delta fair boulevard and ken dry street.
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two victims were taken to the hospital. no one in the home was hurt. also new this morning, authorities are searching for a driver who went the wrong way on an east bay freeway after a chase and collided with another car. chp says the pursuit began around 2:00 this morning, when an officer tried to make a traffic stop on 880 and the driver took off. chp called off the pursuit after the driver exited in san leandro, then got back on the freeway going the wrong direction. the suspect collided with another vehicle and ran from the scene. passenger in the suspect's car has mile-an-hour injuries. two passengers in the other car were also injured. several businesses in san francisco's mission district have a big mess to clean up this morning. for a second straight night, people protesting a police shooting vandalized businesses, including some banks. demonstrators busted up atms and smattered windows of banks and a fitness club, also sprayed graffiti and slashed tires of cars parked long the street. protesters were angry over a police shooting that happened thursday night.
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an officer says he shot the suspect twice after the suspect pulled out a gun. at 8:30, we'll have a live report on the damage caused by another night of protesting. san francisco police have arrested one man, but are still searching for a second in connection with the recent homicide. officers are looking for this man, 20-year-old dillon la molly. a $5 million murder warrant has been issued for him. police say la molly should be considered armed and dangerous. they say he is the second suspect in last sunday's fatal shooting at 25th street and treat avenue in the mission district. on thursday, police arrested 18-year-old adrian landers. the two men are accused of killing jesus soliz, 20 years old. two people were hurt by stray gunfire during a shootout in oakland overnight. police say they responded to a call of shots fired around 101:30 last night. when they arrived, they found cars with windows shot out and two people who had been hit by stray gunfire in a nearby apartment complex. the victims' injuries are not considered life threatening. police are still looking for the
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shooters. a $10,000 reward is being offered for information on the brazen killing of a man in oakland. it happened just before 7:00 last night. police say the 34-year-old man was shot inside a home on commerce way near santa anita park. we've been told the gunman then walked out of the house, got into a ford econoline van and drove away. sedescribed as african american, 6 feet tall with dread locks and goatee. this morning, san mateo police are asking the public to watch out for suspicious behavior after an attempted child abduction near an elementary school. investigators say someone tried to abduct a 9-year-old girl at parkside elementary school yesterday afternoon. the girl was able to get away safely. the suspect is described as a white man in his twenties or thirties, 6 feet tall, with freckles and facial hair. police are looking into whether that incident is connected to a suspicious person who had to be escorted off campus at horrall elementary. police are investigating reports that a strange offered alcohol to students from bayside stem academy. anyone with information on any of the incidents is asked to
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call the san mateo police department. a former chp officer based out of truckie has been arrested on several counts of sex acts with a minor. police say robert holland was taken into custody tuesday afternoon after officers served a search warrant on his home. holland was a 15-year veteran of the force who left the chp the day after he was arrested. chp has not said whether he was fired or if he resigned. in election news, republican presidential nominee mitt romney is headed from the bay area to san diego today. last night, he arrived at sfo for a fund-raiser at the stratt bury hill estate in hillsboro. about 400 people paid from $500 to $100,000 to attend. donors included hewlett-packard ceo meg whitman and former 49er tight end brent jones and his wife. guests told us they think romney's business background is needed in the white house. >> i think he's the perfect guy for our country. we've had a politician in there for many, many years. now it's time to get a business man in there.
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>> i've talked to many people that voted for president obama last time around and there are many that are not going to this time. >> but not everyone welcomed romney last night. his motorcade passed by a couple dozen protesters holding signs supporting president obama and accusing romney of helping the rich. and yesterday, romney released his 2011 tax returns. he and his wife reported more than $13.5 million in income. they paid 1.9 million in taxes for an effective tax rate of about 14%, due to most of their earnings coming from capital gains. romney also issued a health report, which states his heart is healthy. he takes baby aspirin and medicine to treat high cholesterol and is also 6' 1, weighing 184 pounds. ann romney is taking a planned break from campaigning this weekend. the campaign says it has nothing to do with her plane making an emergency landing yesterday in denver. an elect calfire filled the aircraft with smoke. the cabin smelled like burning rubber, which caused minor eye
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and throat irritation among passengers. mrs. romney was headed from nebraska to santa monica. she has an appearance scheduled with jay leno on tuesday. in about an hour, president obama will return to the campaign trail. he spent yesterday stumping in virginia. in the next hour, he'll head from washington to wisconsin. it's one of a handful of battle ground states. but the president has pulled ahead in recent state polls. . new this morning, the all-clear has been given at the san may te'o women's correctional facility after an active case of tuberculosis was discovered this week. one area of the facility was locked down while potentially exposed inmates were tested. they will not take new inmates until they are sure no one else is at risk. a community meeting is scheduled for monday night after a fire shut down accrued unit, sending 15 people to the
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hospital. representatives from several government agencies are expected to be on hand to answer questions. the meeting is set for 5:15 p.m. at the richmond memorial auditorium. for the second weekend in a row, one of the main runways at san francisco international airport is shut down for safety improvements. the work will continue through 8:00 a.m. on monday. travelers are being warned of delays of up to an hour. there will be another round of closures next weekend. . good morning to you. a live look here from san rafael. isn't it a gorgeous start to the day? patchy clouds out there along the coastline and just inside the bay, that's really about it. a few high clouds perhaps throughout parts of the day, drifting overhead. outside of that, looking at mostly clear skies and a good-looking forecast. a little cool, calm out there this morning over parts of the north bay. the valley, santa rosa, 45 for you. 49 in napa. santa rosa, a chilly start, but a tad warmer than where you were just 24 hours ago. 53 in oakland. mid-50s in hayward.
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54 in san jose. if you do have an early morning soccer game with the kids, maybe an extra layer, just in case, because it is a little crisp in some spots. by the afternoon, temperatures will be comfortable and warm in some areas, warmer than what we felt yesterday. pacific satellite view, high clouds continuing to stream over southern california, all the way to south of monterrey county. we may see again a few high clouds, but outside of that, we have clear skies in the forecast for today. a trough here off the coast will be sliding across our area. that's going to bring us a slight cooldown by tomorrow. today, temperatures anywhere from 2 to 4 degrees warmer than friday afternoon. so in a nutshell, slightly warmer for today. a chilly start to the morning. a little bit of patchy fog out there. it's going to burn away. even the coastline, partly cloudy skies expected for the second half of the day. looking at partly sunny skies already in some areas near pacifica, half moon bay. here is the cloud forecast. notice it is just inside the bay in some spots, but burns off fairly quickly. by noon time, 1:00, into 2:00,
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we're looking at patchy cloud cover right along the coast and off the coastline. 84 degrees this afternoon for santa rosa. 82 for movado, 70 in sausalito. 68 in richmond. 74 in oakland. 74 for hayward. mid to upper 80s in the forecast for the warmer spots. 88 livermore today. 86 in danville. 86 for pittsburg, upper 80s for antioch and brentwood. 81 for san jose. 87 morgan hill. along the peninsula, a beautiful day, partly cloudy skies, mostly sunny. 78 palo alto. 78 for redwood city. 67 in san francisco, low to mid-60s at the coast with partly cloudy skies. we will have an afternoon seabreeze, but we'll be generally light around the region. tomorrow, that slight cooldown we talked about a moment ago, and then only subtle changes in the forecast for the first half of next week. back to you. time now, 8:09. two large wildfires in washington state are threatening to merge. the weather problems firefighters are dealing with, as they try to stop that from
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happening. >> and millions of people now have their hands on the iphone 5. the two things some people say they don't like about the brand-new device. >> first, here's a live look outside with traffic in fremont. nice, sunny day there. traffic moving very well in both directions. you are watching mornings on 2.
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skies, low 60s in the forecast. there's no relief in sight for firefighters battling several large wildfires in central washington state. thunderstorms are in the forecast today and firefighters are concerned lightning could spark even more fires. firefighters are also worried the 47 square-mile table mountain fire could merge with another large fire burning southwest of wenatchee. a fast-moving wildfire is threatening more than two dozen homes in northern nevada. the carter springs fire along u.s. highway 395, south of gardnerville is just 5% contained. firefighters say winds are pushing the flames to the east, making it less likely the fire will jump the highway and burn more homes. one firefighter has been injured in that blaze. and people were forced to evacuate because of a wildfire in shasta county, now being allowed to return back to their homes this morning. the fire started yesterday morning and has burned about 230 acres west of redding. it is expected to be fully contained sometime tomorrow. no immediate reports of
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damage after a magnitude 5.4 earthquake shook southern mexico this morning. the quake did cause buildings to sway in the capital city of mexico city, but no significant damage reported. three colorado movie goers who were injured when a gunman opened fire during a midnight showing have sued the owner of the theater, claiming cinemark theater failed to provide adequate security at the theater. the shooting rampage killed 12. colorado officials say an attorney who handled compensation for the bp oil spill and the 9/11 attacks will oversee a fund for victims of this theater shooting. >> i fully expect that there will be heat, that there will be criticism, that there will be anger and frustration. how can't there be that?
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these, these families, these individuals horribly injured were -- did nothing wrong. >> kenneth feinberg says his fool is to distribute the money as soon as possible. $5million has been donated to the fund. just yesterday, the aurora theater announced they will reopen early next year. police are looking for thieves who stole wiring used to power the lights and scoreboard at hayward high school's home football field. officials say the team plays all its home games at sunset football field because it's the only field in the city with lights. the lighting allows the team to sell snacks and drinks, which funds junior varsity sports programs. the financial loss could mean one of the junior varsity teams will have to be cut. peninsula authorities credit attentive neighbors for the arrest of three suspected burglaries. some people in belmont called police after seeing the three appear to case some homes. officers arrested them. they are identified as 27-year-old naz everhart and two
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male teenagers, ages 15 and 16. investigators say they are connect -- they have connected those three to one burglary in belmont, two in san mateo and three in unincorporated san mateo county. ncaa is investigating st. mary's college for possible recruiting violations in the men's basketball program. the university spokesman tells ktvu the school and the ncaa have been working cooperatively on a matter related to the men's basketball program. sources tell tuesday may involve the school's crew. of overseas players. the ncaa has not commented. unemployment rates fell in the bay area and across california in august. officials say the unemployment rate in marin county dropped to 6.3%, down from 6.7% in july. in solano county, the rate dropped to 10%. san francisco's unemployment fell to 7.4% and statewide, california's unemployment rate dropped to 10.6%. holiday hiring is in full swing. wal-mart plans to hire 50,000
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people at stores nationwide to accommodate the holiday shopping rush. the retail chain says it will also give current employees the chance to work extra hours this season. other companies are also adding more staff over the next couple of months. kohl's announced earlier this week it plans to hire 10% more workers. target says it's going to hire about 90,000 seasonal workers nationwide. 660 nurses at santa rosa memorial hospital could soon go on strike. they have decided to vote on whether to stage a three-day walkout beginning on october 2nd. that's two days after their current contract expires. the nurse's union is objecting to wage cuts. the hospital says it must keep operational costs in check. a labor dispute has been resolved between a couple of local museums and union workers. workers at the deyoung museum and legion of honor have held a series of demonstrations recently. their contract ended in july. police arrested eight workers earlier this month for blocking the entrance to the museum. management says under the new agreement, employees will pay for part of their healthcare costs, but will also receive a
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pay raise. american airlines is apologizing to some of its customers for an increase in delayed and canceled flights. the airline sent e-mails to members of its loyalty program last night, apologizing for the trend. american airlines says the increase in delays is because of a surge in maintenance requests. the company says if a flight is delayed more than one hour, it will put you on another flight, another airline, or give you a refund. as of yesterday, american airlines had canceled 310 flights this week alone. apple's new iphone 5 is getting the criticism from new owners. the device came out yesterday. it has a new mapping, directions and navigation app, replacing the long-time google maps system. some iphone users discovered that some locations in the new mapping system are not accurate. analysts say consumers will have to give apple time to work out all those kinks. >> the map data isn't as good. i know apple is working really hard on it, but google has had several years of a head start on apple. >> another problem is the new data port and charger cord. it will not work with the old connector system, but some apple
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fans say they like the iphone 5's faster speed and lighter weight. 10million devices could be sold worldwide just this weekend. we've all heard the stories about distracted driving among teens. but a new study finds some parents may be influencing the kids behind the wheel in a bad way. the study shows teens who engage in dangerous driving most likely got their bad habits from mom or dad. a driving safety expert says even occasionally answering the phone during a drive could influencyour teen to do the same. nine out of 10 teens admit to talking on their cell phones while driving. new jersey drivers won't be cracking a smile any time soon at the dmv. the new jersey motor vehicle commission says drivers are no longer allowed to smile in their driver's license photos. the change is because smiling confuses the state's new facial recognition software. >> you're not smiling! >> i'm not smiling! they didn't let me smile! >> some people in new jersey have questioned why drivers are allowed to smile in nearby
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pennsylvania, because pennsylvania uses the same facial recognition software. dozens of people were arrested overnight in a small town in the netherlands after a facebook invitation for a party went viral. thousands of people showed up to what was originally planned as a small celebration for a 16-year-old girl in the town of herron. riot police sent to control the crowds were pelted with bottles and stones. at least six people were hurt. some of the people at the party wore shirts that said "project x herron," which portrayed an out of control party. >> big mess. i don't know how she would explain that to her parents. protests against a controversial drilling process are happening around the world today and that includes san francisco. what environmentalists claim fracking is doing to the bay area. >> warmer weather is in the forecast for the first day of fall. coming up, a look at what you can expect for your neighborhood.
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who would you choose ? wow. you guys take a minute. verizon, hands down. i'm going to show you guys another chart. pretty obvious. i don't think color matters. pretty obvious. what's pretty obvious about it ? that verizon has the coverage. verizon. verizon. we're going to go to another chart. it doesn't really matter how you present it. it doesn't matter how you present it. verizon. more 4g lte coverage than all other networks combined.
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. a huge dock believed to have been ripped away by the japanese tsunami was found floating off the shore of hawaii. a pair of fishermen made the discovery 30 miles north of hannah in maui earlier this week. scientists believe it may be one of four missing docks that broke loose during the tsunami. a dock with a similar markings washed up on the oregon coast back in june. protests are planned across the world today against a controversial drilling process known as fracking. in fracking, water is pumped deep into the ground to crack rocks that contain natural gas. fracking proponents say it increases natural gas production and lowers prices for consumers.
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but opponents say the process contaminates water supplies and destroys the environment. more than 100 cities are taking part in the protests, including paris, madrid, and new york. and local environmentalists will hold what they call a don't frack our bay rally. they will meet at crissey field at 10:00 this morning, claiming fracking operations in the sacramento valley and delta threaten the water quality of the san francisco bay. this morning, there's a warning about the west nile virus for people in san francisco. health officials say a dead bird infected with the virus was recently discovered near city college. they say people living in the city are at higher risk for west nile virus during the summer and fall because that's when mosquito activity is at its peak. health officials urge residents to remove containers withstanding water where mosquitoes breed. and let's take a look at what's in store for us weather wise this weekend, with meteorologist rosemary orozco. warmer today than yesterday? >> it's going to be a little warmer. autumn has arrived, 7:49 this morning officially. happy fall to you. we've got a gorgeous look at what you can expect outside your
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door. mostly sunny skies. we've got temperatures warming a few degrees above yesterday. afternoon highs for today, 64, right along the coast, upper 660s in the city. if you're traveling to san francisco or hanging out there, low 70s for the east bay. inland, it's another warm day, going to feel like summer just hasn't ended yet. upper 80s to near 90s for the hotter spots. 84 for santa rosa today. 79 san rafael. 74 in oakland. 81 san jose. 81 morgan hill. peninsula, widespread 70s in the forecast, from san mateo to redwood city, palo alto and the hotter spots will be in areas around livermore, antioch, brentwood, pittsburg for the afternoon. mid to upper 80s. extended forecast, slightly cooler for the second half of your weekend, although many of us may not really feel it a whole lot. then in the forecast, you can see little change going on. widespread 80s in the forecast for the inland areas, low to mid-60s in the forecast along
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the coast. back to you. palo alto voters may soon have their say on a project that would turn the area near the university cal trans station into an arts and innovation district. the san jose mercury news says voters could be asked to weigh in on the project as soon as next march. officials say the plans call for office buildings, performing arts center, underground garage, and relocating the intermodal transit center. the project would also improve bike and walking baths between the city and stanford university. the space shuttle endeavour is in los angeles this morning, after a spectacular flyover here in the bay area. what's being done to endeavour today, as crews prepare to move the shuttle to its permanent home. >> and several san francisco business owners will be cleaning up this morning. the damage done in a second straight night of protests and vandalism in the mission.
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another night of protests and vandalism in san francisco's mission district after an officer-involved shoot. welcome back. i'm allie rasmus. >> i'm john sasaki. protesters turned tables and did other damage. christien kafton has more. >> reporter: you can see there's plywood over the door right there. the man there is the stint manager of the bank. assistant manager of the bank. there is a bashed-out window in that area. you can see some red paint
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there. officers cleaned most of the paint off. now, across the street from the police station, the windows of the live, fit wellness club are still bashed in. no repairs and no boards up there so far. last night police were out in full force trying to reign in the protesters for a second night. the demonstrators gathered at dolores park and threw paint on the door and a hammer at one officer. one officer received injuries. now, last night's demonstration followed a thursday night protest over the police shooting of a man say was armed with a handgun. that man did survive that officer-involved shooting. he's recovering. you can see the a.t.m.s here look pristine.
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that's because there were rollup doors that protected them. those rollup doors, when she passed by earlier were covered in graffiti. we've also tried getting in kak with arrests -- contact with the individual who would know about the arrests. we've not heard back. back to you. homeless people have apparently taken up the main occupy encampment on market street pie organizers are considering moving to a different location. now the 20 or -- 20 or so who were there, there are less
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there. all lanes are back open tonight after a car went off the highway near heather heights road just after 11:15 last night. it went 75 feet down a cliff before stopping. an air ambulance took the driver to stanford hospital. the driver's condition has not within released and the cause is still under investigation. hundreds of protests angry over the killing of the of the head of libya demonstrated. at least 19 people have been killed in violent demonstrations in pakistan over the anti-islamic film that led to the death of the ambassador. two movie theaters and a u.s.
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bank were destroyed. a retired san francisco firefighter who disappeared last week while in a cross country trip has been found dead. he was on his way from emeryville to canada to visit his son. investigators say he may have been disoriented at some point and fallen off the train. a railway worker found his body in nebraska yesterday. a hiking accident in utah has claimed the life of a 74-year- old man from novato. he was hiking with his 61-year- old wife in zion national park on thursday and rangers say his ankle somehow got tangled while he was rappelling. his wife said the couple had just received instructions on how to rappel the day before.
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an hour from now, governor jerry brown will begin to sign several bills into law which his office says promotes women's health. bills currently on the table include a measure allowing nurses to dispense birth control, making it easier for women to receive contra september shaves. another bill requires mammogram requires to notify patients if they have dense breast tissue that can make it harder to detect tissue. this morning president obama is taking aim at
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congress. >> members turned out the light, and if that frustrates you, it should because work is not finished. >> nancy pelosi says congress was in session only eight days this summer. early this morning, the senate did approve a six-month stop- gap spending bill to keep the senate running past the election. we're less than two month as i way from the november election. according to the secretary of state's office, more than 17 million californians are registered to vote. out of those, more than one in
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five have not chosen a party preference. registrations continue to decline across the state. you can still register by october 22nd. today, u.s. house democratic leader nancy pelosi will rally vol as we enter the final -- volunteers as we enter the final stages of the election at market street at 10:00 a.m. "endeavour" separated from its big brother. it's no longer tached to the 747 plane -- attached to the 747 plane. it was expected to be finished by late this morning. "endeavour" will be taken to an airport langar before rolling out to the california science center next month. thousands of people took up spots to watch the "endeavour"
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sewering above the golden gate bridge. the fly-over drew applause and appreciation. >> the fact that it worked even once is amazing. the fact that we put together an entire space station with a space shuttle, you know, that's just miracle mon miracle. >> researchers worked on projects including "endeavour's" heat shields and wind tunnel tests. coming up in 90 minutes, the boost we'll have more. and giants' fans get ready. the giant -- have a chance to clinch the title tonight. it's creating an atmosphere of excitement at at&t park. >> go, giants! [ cheers ] >> orange friday, yeah! >> it was a packed house last night on the giants' last
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friday home game of the regular season. pablo sandoval homered and they beat the padres, 5-1. fans are hoping to another year like 2010. >> two years ago, i was so shocked around su priorsed, i wouldn't believe -- surprised, i couldn't believe it. >> and now? >> now we're on our way. >> and the giants need the dodgers to lose. you can see that game right here at 1:00. giants and padres pray at 6 -- play at 6:05. the oakland as are one game bag in the title. the as are still three and a half games in front of the angels for the second american league wild card spot. good morning to you. a good-looking day in the
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forecast. a live look here from -- and overhead walnut creek. 85 expected for you in the afternoon. mostly clear skies. a few low clouds around the area including along the coast. we'll be mostly clear for today. overall, our pattern, not changing a whole lot. but for today, a ridge of high pressure gonna be in control. temperatures will be slightly warmer than what we felt on friday. we have an onshore breeze that will be weaker than yesterday. the westerly wind expected for the second half of the day. for the second half of your weekend, a trough off the coast is going to actually move across northern california. that's gonna cool us down kick up the onshore breeze. the pacific satellite view, we've watched clouds move over the region. most of them at this point, south of monterey over southern california, we could see a knew
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come our way for the afternoon. that would be about it. 53 in oakland. 49 in napa. 45 in santa rosa. the north bay valleys, still a chilly start this morning, getting outside you may need a jacket for the kids. an early-morning game. 53 in san francisco. 57 in mountain view. 54 san jose. coming upper 50s. if you are headed to see the giants may this day -- play, game time, 62 degrees. 82 for santa rosa, 79 san rafael. today in oakland, 74 for you. go to the east bay hills. into the south bay, 81 south bay. 80 degrees in sunnyvale. paul loy ally toe you are checking -- paul low alto you
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are checking -- palo alto and the extended forecast, mid-80s, lee 60s -- low 60s. monday, tuesday, into wednesday. mid-80s. low to mid-60s along the coast. a tv news photographer captured the chaos right after incident. and you can see there's no traffic. it will be a nice day in san francisco. you will have an easy time driving in this morning. "mornings on 2" continues after the break. i'll get a build your own burger with something cheesy... but not just cheese - mac and cheese.
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good morning to you. isn't that just a gorgeous shot overlooking the bay there. you can see a few patches of clouds up above. we have plenty of blue sky and sunshine. a walmart security guard was killed in a shooting at a miami area store. the discount chain says a man trying to steal undershirts
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shot and killed the night. police say they found the gunman a short time later. he was also dead from a gunshot wound. two men were detained by santa cruz police after a stabbing about a block from the boardwalk. it happened at 6:0 last night near the base of the santa cruz pier. the 18-year-old victim was taken to the hospital and police believe the stabbing was gang-related. a tiger in the bronx zoo could be back in the zoo in his cage after biting a man. >> we used a c02 fire extinguisher to move the tiger away from the person. we did not have to use deadly force but were prepared to do so. a crew member on the set of
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a disney movie has died in the remake of the lone ranger. knott's berry farm is shutting down this ride after these people were left dangling in the air for four hours. the company is doing an internal review. witnesses rushed to help a security guard shot by a man trying to rob a grocery store. it happened in the middle of the day across from the courthouse in downtown seattle. a seattle photojournalist happened to be there.
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>> i heard pow! pow! pow! i was right there and he was like, i am shot! i'm shot i put my leg on his neck. he had a rubber mask. i thought was a movie. >> the security officer was shot in the hand and taken to hot. contra costa county firefighters battled two separate grass fires. it took fire crews about 30 minutes to put out the two- alarm fire. officials say the fact there were two fires is unusual and an investigation is now underway. "endeavour's" flyover, a string of excitement, governor
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brown has announce. space-x will take its first resupply flight. they are scheduled to transport about 100,000 pounds of supplies and bring back about 1200 pounds of hardware. it's scheduled to launch from cape canaveral. a study shows that getting rid of sugar from a child's diet can reduce weight gain. students at a wisconsin high school are boycotting school lunches over new federal requirements forcing school
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districts too limit calories. officials say they were forced to raise the prices of lunches by 10 cents and keep the calories down. officials say it was the size of the garlic bread that really upset some students. >> the portion of garlic bread was cut in half or a little less than half. that's such a popular item. that was very noticeable. i think it kind of pushed some of the kids other recalls edge -- over the edge. >> the student act lets are let -- athletes are used to eating larger poes. poes-- portions. i wanted to announce tonight that i will personally
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be endorsing population-a, the parcel tax for the city college of san francisco and make sure we work together to get the re0 sources necessary to keep our city college -- resources necessary to keep our city college successful. a san francisco comedy club that's been in business more than 50 years is closing its doors on monday. the purple onion says they've not been released for their lease. phyllis diller, woody allen and richard prior have performed -- richard pryer have performed --
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richard pry or have per -- richard pryor have performed there. food trucks are fill up at jack london square. what organizers of the eat real food festival hope to accomplish this weekend. partly sunny skies reported at the coast. we have a warmup in store for the second half of your day.
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some coach store customers may have a pretty big discount. customers who made a purchase at coach between 2010 and this year, are eligible for a 30% coupon. the purchases must have been made with a credit or debit card because of the giving out of e-mail information. gm is recalling the following cars -- they say dealers will replace the cables for free. so far four accidents have been
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reported. tomorrow, the city of berkeley will recognize bisexual pride day t was apressured by the -- pride day t was approved -- pride day. it was approved by the city council last week. the day will most likely be marked by a barbecue or brunch. 150,000 people are expected to crowd jack london square this oakland for the eat real festival. the festival celebrates fresh food. nothing sells for more than $5 a plate. our motto for these in all of our -- and all of our goods is there is a party in our pantry. >> the proceeds benefit the nonfestival institute. on our website, we posted information on the eat real festival as well as other
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events happening this week. just go to ktvu.com and click on the extra tab. the california international airshow takes flight in salinas. it starts at 11:00 at the salinas airport with opening ceremonies. money raised will benefit local charities. they should have some nice weather at the airshow. >> absolutely. >> rosemary is gonna tell us about the weather. how does it look? >> pretty good. we're seeing that already this morning. we've got a few patches right up along the coastline. we'll be partly cloudy along the coast for the afternoon. mostly sunny in areas right around the bay and inland. just a few high clouds in the forecast. we have a pretty strong flow you can see right off the coast blowing to 20 and 25 miles an hour. that helping to disrupt that marine layer and again, really beginning to mix it out. a look at the numbers.
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it is -- it is a cool start. the valley locations still holding onto a few 40s. mill valley, petaluma. i will say a him in the air outside your door. meanwhile around the bay mid- to upper 50s inland. by noontime, feeling pretty good. we've got 50s along the peninsula and coast side. 60s along the east bay. for the second half of the day, slightly recall warmer -- slightly warmer than yesterday. to the north bay now, santa rosa you are looking at 84, 79 in san rafael as we slide along the peninsula there. 78 redwood city. 81 in san jose. your extended forecast -- it is a good-looking forecast. if you like where we've been lately, just little change in the forecast, if any. look at that. take a look at sunday. we see a slight, modest
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cooldown and then a bit of the rebound on monday. bring it down slightly on tuesday. only subtle changes in the forecast for the next several days. tensions between marcus allen and the oakland raiders could be coming to an end. he's expected to light the ceremonial flame to honor al davis. the two had been at odds for many years when allen tried to renegotiate his contract before the 198 season -- 1988 season. one of the world's largest as i cream chains is looking for -- largest ice cream chains
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a cleanup is underway in the mission district after a second night of rowdy protests.
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nancy pelosi will be in san francisco this morning. how she's hoping to get voters excited about the upcoming election. and new information in a homicide case. the new information being offered in that case. good morning. welcome to "mornings on 2." it's saturday, september 22nd. i'm john sasaki. let's take a look at your saturday forecast with rosemary orozco. it will be a nice day. fall has arrived this morning. the official start time. we do have clouds at the coast. most of us waking up mostly sunny. a bit of a chilly start for some of our valley locations. for the afternoon, a few degrees warmer than what we thought yesterday. a tad cooler as we get into sunday. i will have your numbers for you coming up. in about an hour, u.s.
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democratic leader nancy pelosi will be in san francisco. she's joining volunteers and is hoping to rally campaign workers as they enter the final stretch of campaigning. while pelosi is back in the bay area. mitt romney is heading out. last night, he arrived at sfo for a fund-raiser at a private estate in strawberry hill in hillsborough. about 400 po -- about 400 people paid about 1,000 to 50,000 people to attend that event. quests -- guests told us they think mitt romney is what they needed. >> i think he's the right guy in there. >> i've talked to many people who voted for president obama last time around and there are many that are not going to this time. >> but not everyone welcomed romani last night.
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his motorcade passed by a couple of dozen protesters holding signs supporting president obama. and mitt romney released his 2011 sales tax. they paid a 14% tax rate. he issued a health report which says his heart is healthy. president obama is getting ready return to the campaign trail. this morning he will head from washington to wisconsin. the president has pulled ahead in recent state polls. for the second night in a row, protesters marched through the mission district. christien kafton joins us live
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with more. >> reporter: we've been moving around the mission district this morning, trying to give you a sense of some of the scope of the damage here. you can see we're at the wells fargo station here at 16th and mission. you can see the plywood covering up a bashed-in window there. if you look up here a little bit, you can see a bashed-in window that still has a big crack in it. you can see the broken glass. we shot some new video this morning. you can see some of the red paint still visible on the side of the mission police station. officers cleaned most of that paint off by 5:00 this morning. across the street from there, the windows are still bashed in at the fitness. now, last night, let's show you video from them. san francisco police are out -- were out in force trying to reign in those protesters. demonstrators gathered and then marched the streets where they threw paint at the door. a they threw a hammer at the
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officer. one officer received a minor injuries. people living nearby say they stayed indoors when they heard the protest. >> i don't know what those protesters, like what their mindset was but i wasn't gonna come out here either when i started to hear all of that noise. >> now, taking a look at the live shot, you can see the u.s. bank. that was also targeted by protesters as well. now, last night's demonstration followed a thursday night demonstration. we tried talking to san francisco police to see if there were any arrests and see far have not heard back about any arrests made. we're live in san francisco, back to you. in overnight news, investigators say excessive
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speed sent a vehicle crashing. one person is listed in critical condition. a fourth person ran away. no one in the home was hurricane. at:00 a.m. officers tried to make a traffic stop on 880. the driver took off. the chase was called off when driver ran away. a man is behind bars in
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connection with a homicide in san francisco but police say they are still looking for another suspect. officers are looking for this man, 20-year-old dylan lamally. a $5 million murder warrant has been issued. police say he should be considered armed an dangerous. they say he's the second suspect in last sunday's deadly shooting at 25th street and treat avenue in the miss district. on thursday -- in the mission district. on thursday police arrested an 18-year-old. they are accused of killing a 0-year-old -- $30-year-old. san mateo police are asking the public to want out for suspicious behavior after an
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attempted yab duction. investigators say someone tried to abduct a 9-year-old girl. the girl was able to get away safely. that suspect was described as a whiteman in his 20s and 0s with 6 feet tall and freckles and some facial hair. police are looking into whether that incident is connected with someone who had to be escorted off the campus. anyone with information on any of the incidents is asked to call the police department. in about an hour, protests are scheduled to start bay area -- to start in the bay area. water is pumped deep into the ground to create natural gas. opponents of this say this
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process destroys the environment and local environmentalists will hold a don't frack our bay. they will meet at crissy field bay at 10:00 this morning. and for the second weekend in a row, one of the main runways at san francisco airport is close closed -- is closed. the work will continue through 8:00 a.m. on monday. there will be another round of closures next weekend. good morning to you. a live look from the north bay here. mostly clear skies. a few high clouds. how mostly sunny warmer temperatures will highlight the afternoon for your saturday. 53 degrees right now in oakland. 60 in concord. 50s over part of thes -- over parts of the north bay. the sun has been up for two hours now.
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we're gonna see a quick rebound. 62 in livermore. the cool spot this morning areas right along the valley floor. you can see them beginning to catch up. the pacific satellite view shows you mostly cloudy skies. most of those will remain over southern california. we'll see a few drift our way. the low clouds, hard to find, along the coast but most of us, mostly clear outside. we've got slightly warmer temperatures, again, expected for the second half of your day. a chilly start beginning to warm. patchy fog will be burn off. temperatures anywhere from 3 to 6 degrees warmer than what we felt on friday. here is a look at our afternoon forecast. 84 degrees expected in santa rosa. 82 for novato. 79 san rafael. sausalito, 72. we're looking at temperatures in the low 70s right along the
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east bay. 72 in berkeley. 74 in oakland. 73 san leandro. off to the inland areases temperatures will warm back up in the 80s. 81 san jose. 85 los gatos. 87 morgan hill. if you are headed into santa cruz for the afternoon, 76 degrees. mostly clear skies at the boardwalk. 70 degrees san bruno today. 78 redwood city. 67 in san francisco. low to mid-60s. daly city, pacifica and into half moon bay. traveling to tahoe. today will be warmer than what we see tomorrow. gusts are expected to kick up for -- for the afternoon. numbers all in all don't change
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a whole lot. mid- to upper 80s in the forecast. low to mid-60s expected along the coast with partly cloudy skies. back to the desk. american airlines is sending letters to its most valued customers and why they are apologizing for delayed flights lately and who they say is to blame. and who is hiring for the holiday season. 4g lte has the fastest speeds.
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so let's talk about coverage. based on this chart, who would you choose ? wow. you guys take a minute. verizon, hands down. i'm going to show you guys another chart. pretty obvious. i don't think color matters. pretty obvious. what's pretty obvious about it ? that verizon has the coverage. verizon. verizon. we're going to go to another chart. it doesn't really matter how you present it.
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it doesn't matter how you present it. verizon. more 4g lte coverage than all other networks combined. good morning to you. a live look there through the delta region. we've got just a very light west wind blow egg the turbines this morning. there's no relief in sight for firefighters battling several large fires in central washington state. thunderstorms are in the forecast today. firefighters are concerned that lightning could spark even more fires. crews are also concerned the -- one of the fires could merge with the wenatchee fire. the quarter springs fire is just 5% -- carter springs fire is just 5% contained.
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>> people forced to evacuate are being allowed to return to their homes this morning. the fire started yesterday afternoon about 75 miles north of redding and has burned least -- least 238 acres. it's expected to be contained by tomorrow. the unemployment rate dropped in marine county and san francisco's unemployment rate fell. the state, it dropped to 10.6%. holiday hire something in full swing and walmart plans to hire 50,000 people nationwide in order to acomdade all of those holiday shoppers. the retail chain will give current employee as chance to
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work extra hours. baskin-robbins ice cream chains are giving bay area people the scoop on how to own a franchise in pleasanton and stockton. the company will be holding a baskin-robbins for sale seminar on september 26th at the pleasanton hilton. immigration rights advocates are planning to rally outside an arizona jail to protest the controversial immigration law. the protest comes during the same week that the judge give police the go-ahead to enforce the controversial law. 660 nurses at the santa rosa memorial hospital could soon go on strike. they've decided to vote on whether to stage a three-day
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walkout. american airlines is apologizing for some of the most valued customers for an increase in delayed and canceled flights. american says the increase in delays is because of a surge in maintenance requests. the company says the flights -- if the flights are delayed more than one hour, they will put the passengers on another flight, another airline or give a refund. they canceled 3010 flights this
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week alone -- dash 310 flights this week alone. -- canceled 310 flights this week alone.
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that is a live picture of the space shuttle "endeavour" this. is where the trip finally comes to an end. it will be stored at the california science center very soon. it was just taken this morning off the 747 that flew 0er -- that flewover yesterday. i'm sure a lot of you saw it when it crude other -- over. it was quite the site.
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there are no report of damage after a 5-point earthquake shook mexico 200 miles south of mexico city. buildings swayed in the capital but no damage has been reported.
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the city of san francisco is cracking down on the lot that are vacant. the city has contacting the owners of those lots telling them that they are liable for the debris. the city is also hosting a cleanup day to try to clear autopsy the -- all of the trash. three injured in the shootings in the aurora, colorado shootings are suing the theater. james holmes faces multiple charges of murder and attempted murder in the case. the owner of the theater says it will likely reopen early next year. the announcement comes after steven hogan said the community wants the theater to reopen.
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>> when something bad happens, you try to make a positive out of it. i think it's a good idea to try to -- to have it reopen. >> hogan also suggested putting up a memorial. police say a 25-year-old man deliberately jumped 17 feet into a tiger commit in the bronx jade. the siberian tiger bit the man several times. the emergency personnel had to use a fire extinguisher to get the animal away from him. the man is listed in critical condition. knott's berry farm is temporarily shutting down all six of its wind seeker rides in the u.s. an canada. there was a malfunction in orange county after 20 to people were left dangling in the air for four hours. the company is doing an internal review of what's causing the rides to break down. kids and adults listen up.
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a new study finds some parents may be influences -- influences their kids behind the wheel. some critics are ripping into apple. the iphone 5 went on sale. some comsupers are complaining about some of the features. the iphone -- consumers are complaining about some of the occurs. the iphone has a mapping system that replaced the google version and some say it is not accurate. >> the mapping is not as good. i know apple is working really hard on it. google has had several years of a head start on apple. >> another problem is the new data port and the charger cord. >> some apple fans say they
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still like the iphone 5. 10million devices will be sold this weekend. time to check in with rosemary. it is. we've got clouds up against the coastline but those are burning off. as well as -- we have a northerly flow right off the coast. it's disrupting the marine layer. the marine layer is about 1500 feet. really hard to stay intact. the sun passing directly over the equator with this first day of fall. that means we've got nearly the same amount of daylight as we do darkness. so the sun will set at 7:06. going to fell like summer in many areas. 84 degrees in santa rosa. 82 in novato, 79 in san rafael. we've got 70s along the east bayshoreline. 67 expected in the city. inland east bay going to be a
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warm day. mid-80s. danville, san ramon. 81 into the santa clara valley. 7 in -- 76 in santa cruz. the extended forecast shows you, a slight little cooldown on sunday. a slight little warmup on monday. a slight cooldown on tuesday. all in all, little change in the forecast for the flex several days. giants' fans are -- next several days. giants' fans are getting very excited for tonight's game. >> go, giants! [ cheers ] >> we'll let you know what is creating so much buzz. and why tonight could be the night for the giants to shine.
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two months to go before the election. nancy pelosi is making a stop in the bay area today. good morning. i'm allie rasmus. >> good morning. i'm john sasaki. mike and claudine are off today. in about a half-hour, u.s. democratic leader, nancy pelosi will be appearing in san francisco. she's joining local volunteers and elected officials at the democratic party headquarters. nancy pelosi is hoping to rally
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workers on the campaign. two people were hurt by stray bullets by a shootout in oakland overnight around 11:30 last night. the victim's injuries are not considered life-threatening. police are still looking for the gunman. all lanes of highway 9 are back open this morning after an overnight crash that sent a car 75 feet down a cliff in santa clara county. the chp says the car went off the highway near heather heights road just after 11:15 last night. the driver's condition has not been release and the cause of this crash is still under investigation. a retired san francisco firefighter who kiss appeared -- who disappeared last week has been found dead.
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he was on his way from emeryville to chicago to visit his son. investigators say he may have become disoriented and fallen off the train. a railway worker found his body yesterday. a hiking accident in utah has claimed the lie of a 74- year-old from novato. he was hiking with his 69-year- old wife in zion national park and his ankles got tang. ed in his -- tang. ed in his harness. the couple had just received instructions about a relling the day before -- about rappelling the day before.
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five members of a south bay family have pled not guilty on charges they abused and neglected a dozen people. the victims all lived at the unlicensed care facility. the they were malnourished, beaten and forbidden to use toilet paper. the family who ran the home kept 40 dogs on the property and are also charged with dog abuse. >> the reason the plea was entered is to proceed to the
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next step. a former chp officer based out of truckee has been arrest on several counts of sex acts. police say he was taken into custody after officerser isshed a search warrant on his home -- officers served a search warrant on his home. the chp has not said whether he was fired or resigned. this morning, president obama is taking aim at congress. >> members of the house of representatives banged a gavel, turned out the lights and rushed home declaring their work finished for now. if that frustrates you you, it should because the -- frustrates you, it should because their work is not finished. >> nancy pelosi says was in session only eight days this summer. early this morning, the senate
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did approve a stop-gap bill to keep things running for the election. ann romney in -- ann romney is taking a break from campaigning. an electrical fire filled the issue she was on and the smoke caused minor eye and throat irritation. she was headed from nebraska to santa monica and lived in southern california. we're less than two months away from the november election. according to the secretary of state's office, more than 17
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million californians are registered to vote. out of those more than one in five have not chosen a party reference. republican registration coats to decline with about 30% of voters. if you still haven't registered you have until october 22nd to do so. the state has launched its first online voter registration program earlier this week. the san jose mercury news says voters could be asked to weigh this on the project as soon as next march. the project would also improve bike and walking paths between the city and stanford university. and "endeavour" is on the move again. but this time it's on the ground. the shuttle is no longer atop the 747 transport plane. about 0 minutes ago we showed
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you the crew turning the shuttle around. it won't be taken to a hangar -- will be take -- it will be taken to a hangar before going to its final resting place in los angeles. >> flying over the ames research center to pay tribute, it's choking me up. >> researchers at nasa ames worked on projects and we posted photos by viewers. go to ktvu.com. governor jerry brown has announced he signed legislation to help out the space shuttle
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industry. good morning to you. a minor warmup in store for the first day of fall. a live look from our roof cam toward the city there. a little bit of a mist out there. a few patches of low clouds and fog. but that's really about it. first day of fall going to bring us a nice warmup. even a little bit above average. right now, it's 63 in fairfield, low 60s in livermore. right around the bay. 50s to near 60. hayward, 0 for you. 56 in san francisco -- 60 for you. 56 in san francisco. a good-looking day in the forecast for most of us. ridge of high pressure in control of our weather pattern for today. we have a northerly flow that's really eaten away at the fog. partly cloudy skies already
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reported along the coast. partly cloudy to mostly sunny. for the temperatures, 50s to 60s. 70s, 80s, upper 80s expected for some of the warmer spots. by tomorrow, though, we do have a trough off the coastline that will begin to move across northern california. that could beefen up the marine layer a little bit. gonna bring us a cooler afternoon. for the afternoon today, 84 degrees expected in santa rosa. 82 for novato. 79 for san rafael. in sausalito. off to the east bay, 74 for you. 73 san lee an -- dash san leandro -- san leandro. 80 degrees sunnyvale. for the peninsula today, palo alto, 78 as well as redwood city, 74 for san mateo. 67 in san francisco. low to mid-60s at the coast with partly cloudy skies. giants will host the padres this afternoon.
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at game time, 6:05, 62 degrees and the winds will be in from the west. so an onshore breeze but generally light. the extended forecast, if you kind of like this weather you are in luck because it's gonna stick around. slightly cooler for tomorrow, slightly warmer on monday. but the long-range models there showing you temperatures don't change a whole lot. mid- to upper 80s in the forecast for the inland garryas. low to mid-60s for the -- areas. low to mid-60s for the coast. this morning police are looking for thieves who stole
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wiring lights. the giants have a chance to clinch the national league west title tonight. that's creating a lot of excitement at at&t park. >> go, giants! dash [ cheers ] >> pablo sandoval homered for the fourth time in three games. fans and giants say they are hoping for another year like 010. >> two -- 2010. >> two years ago i was so shockened and surprised i couldn't believe it. and now we're on our way. the oakland as are now one
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game back in the american league wild card race after an extra inning loss to the new york yankees. the as are still three and a half games in front of the angel. thousands foodies are expected to gather in jack london square this morning. job to make you want it. but honestly... it's not that hard. old el paso. when you gotta have mexican.
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good morning to you. a live look outside our doors this morning. mostly cloudy skies. good air quality in the forecast for the first day of fall. temperatures slightly warmer for the afternoon. time to recap some of the top stories we've been following for you. vancouvers believe excessive speed sent a car into a house on delta boulevard. a driver and two passengers were rushed -- were rushed to john muir medical center. one person is reportedly in critical condition. nancy pelosi will be in san francisco. she's -- in san francisco. she's joining officials at the democratic headquarters hoping to ramly campaign workers as they get ready to enter the final stretch of the campaign. we've been taking people
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through some of the damage all morning long since about 7:00 this morning. we've been showing you vary -- various spots. we're now at the u.s. bank at 1th and police street. you can see the boarded up window. this is one of the windows damaged here in last night's protests. 's we look to the left, you can see the window was tagged. we have some video we shot earlier. we checked out the mission police station. we found some of the red paint. officers cleaned up most of it by about 5:00 this morning. across the street, the windows are phil still bashed in.
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some of the people we spoke with say they just stayed indoors when the protest started. >> yes. definitely getting tired of it. i live just over that he. so when things happen over there, everything just carries out there other there. just 45 minutes ago we were over at the wells fargo. there's a couple of bashed out windows there. the rolldown covers over the a.t.m. covers were also tagged. hundreds of protesters angry over the killing of the
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u.s. ambassador to libya stormed the compound. protesters set fire to the building in benghazi shouting no to militias. no one was killed in the protest. at least 19 people have been killed in violent demonstrations in pakistan over the film that led to the killing of the u.s. ambassador n karachi, police say armed demonstrators and a crowd of 15,000 fired on officers, burned two movie theaters and a bank. u.s. diplomats have tried to reduce the this by airing ads showing president obama and hillary clinton denouncing the
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film. south point boulevard will close at 9:00 near the railroad crossing. crews will be upgrading the crossing and laying down new track. the roadway is set to reand -- to reopen. this morning there is a warning about the west nile virus for people in san francisco. health officials say a dead bird infected with the virus was infected. like in other bay area counties. health officials are urging others to remove standing water where mosquitoes can breed.
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tension between marcus allen and the oakland raiders could be becoming -- could be coming to and. he's expected to light the flame for al davis before the game tomorrow. the two men had been at odds for many years after the star running back tried to renegotiate his contract before the 1988 season. today, you have a chance of winning takes -- tickets to see
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barbra streisand on monday,ner 5th. go to ktvu.com before midnight and put in the secret word "evergreen." a recall alert this morning, surrounding three popular general motors vehicles. how you could be at risk of rolling even when it is parked. an enjoyable forecast on wait for your weekend. coming up, just how much warmer we expect to be today in your neighborhood.
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"endeavour" is on the move again. this time it's on the ground. the shuttle is no longer atop the transport plane. this is a live picture of "endeavour" at l.a.x. about 40 minutes ago, we showed you the crew turning it around. it will be take ton a hangar before rolling out to its home at the science center in los angeles. a new link shows sugary
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drinks, getting rid of those from a child's diet can slow the weight gain. the other study was down on adults and shops that drinking bev -- shows that drinking sodas can turn on the genetic switch that can tilt our bodies towards being overweight. coaches reached a settlement over a class action lawsuit from customers. customers who made a purchase at coach between february -- general motors has announced it is recalling nearly 500,000 chevrolet, pontiac and saturn vehicles. it affects 2007 to 2010 chevy
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malibu, pontiac g.-6s and saturn oras. gm will replace the cables for free. four accidents so far have been reported but nobody was hurt. san francisco city college is in danger of losing its accreditation due to allegations of financial mismanagement. >> that's why i wanted to announce tonight that i will personally be endorsing proposition-a the parcel tax, making sure we work together to get the rereso -- to get the resources ready to deep our college successful. napa county is helping high school students get into college. they've teamed up da the -- up
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to help with the s.a.t.s. it's being offered next month but pace is limited. contact the nasa county -- space is limited. contact the nasa county library for more information. new jersey may be the first state to impose fines for pets not wearing seat belts. fines would not apply to pets kept in crates. a cat in texas is getting a huge amount of attention in texas for his weights. she weighs 25 pounds more than the average. >> that's a lot of weight to carry around in that little
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frame. rosemary, one more time. >> yeah, first day of fall. it will be nice for most of us. low 50s over the north bay valley but we have 60s inland. fairfield, livermore, we've got your noontime numbers. low 60s at the coast. mid-60s around the peninsula and the east bay, 70s for the inland areas and then for the afternoon, feeling a lot like yesterday, slightly -- slightly warmer. anywhere from 2 to 4 degrees warmer. we'll continue the trent for the second half of the day. 84 for santa rosa. 88 livermore, around the peninsula, 70s. 74 in oakland. i should actually stay around -- i should actually say around the bay. 77 mountain view and into the santa clara valley, it will be a warm day. these numbers just a few degrees above the seasonal average. low to mid-60s at the coast. already seeing some sunny skies along the coastline. a gorgeous start to the day.
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temperatures you should see slightly cooler for sunday, into monday, perhaps a tad warmer. but little change in the forecast. >> tomorrow, football, baseball, the whole weekend -- it looks like will be nice. >> a quiet, nice pattern. >> great weekend to be outside. >> all right. and that's our report for this morning. thank you for trusting ktvu channel 2 news. >> join us for the next news following college football tonight. we're always here for you at ktvu.com. and mobile ktvu. thank you for joining us. take care.
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